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G. K. WATERHOUSE. OILER FOR CAR AXLB BOXES.

` Patented Jan. 1, 1884.

UNITED. STATES Y HOUSE, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk,

f f, as best seen in Fig. 7. rlhe standards are PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE VATRHOUSE, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO i' HIMSELF ANDJAMES MORSE, OF SAME PLACE.

SPCIFIQATION forming part of Letters llatent Nl. 291,247, dated january`1, 1884.

' Application filed June 11,1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.: I

Be itknown that I, GEORGE K. WATER- State of Massachusetts, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Oilers, of which thefollowing is a description sufficiently full, clear, andv exact toenable any person skilled in the art or science to which said inventionappertains to make and use the same, reference being-had to theaccompanying drawings, forminga part of this specifica` tion, in which vFigure lis asectional view, showing my improved oiler as applied to theaxle of a railway-car; Fig. 2, a vertical longitudinal section; Fig. 3,an end view of the oiler proper` detached; Fig. 4, a vertical transversesection of the rear end of the oiler and axle-box; Fig. 5, a verticaltransverse section taken on the line x of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, a sideelevation, showing a modification of the oiler-roll; Fig. 7 anisometrical perspective view of the oiler proper detached; Fig. 8, asectional side elevation representing the oiler-roll applied to anordinary journal, and Fig. 9 an end view of the same.

Like letters of reference indicate corre spending parts in the differentfigures of 'the drawings. v

My invention relates more especially to means for oiling or lubricatingthe axles of railway-cars; and it consists in a novel construe tion andarrangement of the parts, as hereinafter more fully set forth andclaimed, by which amore effective device of this character is producedthan is now in ordinary use.

In the drawings, A represents the carwheel, B the axle, and C the box.

The oiler proper consists of a cylindrical fluted rubber roller, D,journaled horizontally in the boxes E E, which are fitted, by means ofthe ways m, to slide vertically in the standards .x x, and provided withthe coiled springs connected at their lower ends by a bed-piece, G,which is attached at its outer end to the faceplate H, provided with thescrew-holes fu. The bed G, provided with the standards x and face-plateH, and carrying the boxes E and springs f, constitutes a carriage forthe roller D, and also a cover for an opening, J,

which is formed in the outer end, y, of the axlebox C, and through whichthe oiler proper is introduced into said box, as best seen in Fig. 2.Disposed within the axle-box,and preferably cast integral therewith, aretwo inclined plates, K K, projecting from the inner. sides of the box,near its top, downwardly beneath the axle B nearly into contact with theroller D, a-s shown in Fig. 5, the platesextending from the rear towardthe front and nearly the entire length of the box. rIhe rear end of theaxle-box is double, or provided with two walls, L L, and arrangedbetween these walls and adapted to press against the lower side of theaxle there is a curved plate, M, to the upper side of which are attachedtwo rods, z z. provided at their upper ends with the nuts it',

and with coiled springs Z Z, which rest on the v top ofthe axle-box andact expansively against the nuts to constantly draw the plate M upwardlyagainst the axle. The springs f f act expansively to force the roller Dupwardly and to keep it in constant contact with the axle B.

In the use of my improvement the oiler proper, as shown in Fig. 7, isintroduced into the axle-box through the hole or opening J, and securedby means of the screws b, passing through the holes n in the plate Hinto the outer end of said box. The box is then properly filled withoil, or the lubricating compound to be used, through an opening or coverat N, or any other proper aperture for that purpose, thequantity of oilbeing such as to partially submerge the roller D, or so that when theaxle revolves, the roller,which is in contact therewith and is revolvedthereby, will take up the oil and lubricate the axle in a manner whichwill be readily understood by all conversant with such matters without amore explicit description.

The object of the plates K is to act as guards or scrapers to preventthe roller D from carrying too much oil to the axle when the roller israpidly revolved.

The object of the plate or slide M is to pack the axle at the inner endof the box in such a manner as to prevent the dust or dirt from enteringthe box through the opening r/ beneath the axle.

rlhe roller D is preferably composed of rubber, and iluted orcorrugated, as shown in Fig. 7, but may be composed of leather, felt, orany other suitable lnaterial, if desired.

In Fig. G a modification of the roller is shown, the ends I) P beingcomposed of rubber and iluted, and the center provided with acylindrical brush, Q.

Instead of the roller l) a cylindrical brush may be used, if desired, orone or more smaller rollers.

'Ihe bearing ofthe axle or babbitt Il isplaeed at the top ofthe box inthe usual manner.

It will be obvious that the axle will be constantly supplied with oil bythe roller D, and thereby prevented from heating, and that myimprovement entirely obviates the necessity of packing or stuffing thebox with cotton Waste in the usual manner, thus making a very largesaving in the expense of lubricating the axle.

1t Will also be obvious that an oiler constructed on this principle isequally Well adapted to nearly all ordinary horizontallyarrangedjournals or shafts. the roller being inclosed in a proper box forcontaining the oil or lubricating material and placed beneaththejournal, as shown in Figs. 8 and S), in which T represents thejournal, U the box, andl) the roller, the box being suspended beneaththe axle by means of the hasps i, or in any other convenient manner.

I do not confine myself, to forcing the plate )l into contact with theaxle by means of the spring Z, rods c, and nuts Ii, as a spring may bearranged below said plate or in some other position to accomplishsubstantially the same result. Neither do I confine myself toconstructing the guards K inclined, as shown, as they may be arrangedhorizontally or at some other angle and perform the same functions.

It Will be obvious that the carriage containing the roller when removedfrom the box will afford ample 'facilities for cleaning out the boxthrough the hole J, the plate II being packed in any suitable manner toprevent the box from leaking when the carriage and roller are inposition for use, as shown in Fig. 2. A liquid lubricant is preferablefor use with my improved oiler, but ordinary axlegrease or anysemi-liquid lubricant may be used with the same to good advantage.

Having thus explained my invention, what I claim isl.. The combinationof' a box adapted to coni tain oil, having bearings for thcjournal to belubricated, alongitudinally-fluted roller composed of elastic material,the flutes being open at thc ends, and means for retaining said rollerin contact with the journal, snl'istantially as described.

2. A roll for lubricators, composed in part brushes arranged between therubber parts, v substantially as described.

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